“In this release we focused on further increasing the reliability of chat and call notifications, improving reliability of calls to phone numbers and resolving occasional missing message preview in the recent conversations list,” wrote Derek Snyder, head of Mobile Marketing for Skype, in an official blog post. Illustrating the importance of apps that just work in the mobile arena, improved reliability is the theme behind the newest version of Skype for Windows Phone 8. The March 29 release improved loading times for the touch-friendly app, fixed numerous bugs and added contact blocking. Skype 6.3 was soon followed by version 1.6 for Windows 8. Skype 6.3 remedied some show-stopping flaws that could result in some frustrating user interface inconsistencies or, in the case of loading a big snapshot gallery, could cause the application to freeze. The update builds on a March 14 maintenance release that fixed several bugs.

The latest version of Skype 6.3 for Windows “improves the quality and stability of the application,” revealed a brief blog post by the head of Skype desktop product marketing, Aga Guzik. While considered “minor,” the improvements could go a long way in alleviating issues for some users. Microsoft announced on May 13 that it had issued new updates to both the Windows OS and Windows Phone versions of the communications app. Now, the company’s turning its attention to Skype’s desktop and mobile offerings. On April 29, Microsoft announced that it was rolling out a preview of Skype for for users in the United States and the U.K. According to the company, its massive user base spends 2 billion minutes a day on Skype. Microsoft isn’t resting on its laurels when it comes to its popular voice over IP (VoIP) and video calling platform, Skype.Īnd there’s a lot at stake.

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